Het lijden van den scheepsjongen

Summary

A little lad tells his widowed mother that he wants to be a sailor like his father. He is shipped on one of the fishing boats, the skipper and mate of which are drunkards. With them the boy has a bitterly rough time. Moreover, the boat is not sea-worthy, and one night it springs a leak. The boy, unable to arouse his masters from their drunken sleep, spends an exhausting night in partially stopping the leak with his hand and arm.

Next morning, when the mounting water wakes up the men, the boy is found unconscious. His pluck and grit earn their respect from that day on, for, thanks to him, their lives have been saved. They reward him with the money they have. When the boat returns to the harbour, the cabin-boy is greeted lovingly by his mother.

Information

original title
Le calvaire du mousse
foreign release title
Der brave Schiffsjunge
production year
1912
release date
01-03-1912
country
France, Netherlands
geographical names
category
Fictional
original distributor
production company

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Cast

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Technical notations

original length
350
sound
Silent
colour
Black & White
format
35mm
acts
1

Resources

Nieuws van de Dag, 4 maart 1912

G. Donaldson, Of Joy and Sorrow. A Filmography of Dutch Silent Fiction, Amsterdam (1997), pp. 81-83

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